Indexer Notes

The cover not only features the splash page to the Blackhawk story (drawn by Cuidera), but the splash page to the Yankee Eagle feature as well (drawn by Smith). Story title added by Craig Delich 2012-1-11.

When the Nazis seemingly have the Blackhawks trapped while on their mission to rescue a scientist who has developed an atomic bomb, a young English pilot named Walt, thought by many to be a coward, takes his Spitfire into the air and sacrifices his life to save the Blackhawks.

Indexer Notes

(1) Story title taken from the cover.(2) Letterer credit per Cuidera, added by Craig Delich 2012-1-12.(3) The character Stanislaus was named by writer Bob Powell, whose actual name was Stanislaus Robert Pulowski.(4) Blackhawk's "left to right" introduction of the Blackhawks on page 3 panel 8 erroneously swaps Olaf and Hendrick.(5) Through the process of elimination, the man seen on the bottom of page 9 panel 2 may be Boris. After this issue, Boris is not seen again until Blackhawk (DC, 1976 series) #245-246.(6) Vladim is mentioned on page 11 panel 4 as the Blackhawk designer, however there is no indication that he is a member of the Blackhawks. The white-haired man with a crew cut and sweater seen on page 4 panel 1 and page 10 panel 10 may be Vladim (he may also be the same man seen in the center of page 9 panel 2).(7) In the epilogue, Blackhawk states that Vladim, the Blackhawk designer, has just revamped their Grumman skyrocket and it will appear next issue.

After foiling a spy plot, Miss America was kidnapped and recognized by her captors, who were no match for her magical powers.

Indexer Notes

Writer revision from Ed Wexler to ? by Craig Delich 2013-9-13. Artist listing also revised to correct first name spelling, from Ed to Elmer. The Who's Who lists Wexler as an artist only, with no writing credits to his name, including for this character.